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| Joseph Beuys: We are the Revolution Gives Shape to Artist's Large Expanse of Ideas |
A visitor observes the installation I like America and America likes me, which is part of the exhibition Beuys. We are the revolution, by artist Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) on view at Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum fuer Gegenwart in Berlin. Photo: EFE / Arno Burgi.
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BERLIN.- In the second half of the 20th century, the world of art found in Joseph Beuys (1921-1986) a figure whose universal aspirations and ingenious visual imagery lunged out deep into the European history of ideas. No other artist in the 20th century applied his thoughts on the relations between art and society in such a complex way as Joseph Beuys....More
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| Princeton University Art Museum Premieres Jasper Johns Exhibition |
PRINCETON, NJ.- This fall the Princeton University Art Museum will be the first venue for the traveling exhibition Jasper Johns: Light Bulb, on view October 2, 2008, through January 4, 2009. Organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD), the exhibition examines the role that a simple object, the incandescent light bulb, has played in the work of American ...More
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| The Mingei Spirit in Japan From Folk Craft to Design at Musee du Quai Branly |
PARIS.- In the exhibition of its permanent collections, the Musée du Quai Branly highlights the aesthetic and technical qualities of local traditions which, from the time of their collection, have found themselves threatened by the standardisation of globalisation....More
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| Watercolours from the Stadel Museum Collection on View in Germany |
FRANKFURT.- The fascination of watercolour is unique. Like no other technique, it is able to express the luminosity, purity, and transparency of colours. Its painterly qualities are marked by lightness, freshness, and spontaneity. The exhibition “Watercolours from the Städel Museum Collection Department of Prints and Drawings” encourages spectators to explore the great diversity of this ...More
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| Le Petit Palais in Paris Shows Images and Fashion by Patrick Demarchelier |
PARIS.- Le Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux Arts de la Ville de Paris, presents a comprehensive selection of 400 photographs by Patrick Demarchelier.
Petit Palais aesthetic philosophy combines three fundamental concepts: the aesthetic and intellectual experience, and the creative process. The latter creates...More
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| Zaha Hadid's Portrait in Changing Colors Shown at National Portrait Gallery |
LONDON.- A groundbreaking constantly changing new portrait of a world-famous architect by one of Britain's most influential artists goes on display at the National Portrait Gallery today. The portrait of Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born architect of the London 2012 Olympic Aquatics Centre, is the first work by Michael Craig-Martin, one of the key figures in British contemporary art, to be commissioned by...More
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| Georg Baselitz: Prints 1964 to 1983 to Open at The Alte Pinakothek in Munich |
MUNICH.- As far back as the 1970s the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München began collecting drawings and prints by Georg Baselitz. In 1972, in one of the first museum exhibitions, it showed works on paper by the artist. Twelve years later it organised a major exhibition of his early prints, which then went on tour to Geneva, Paris and London, among other venues....More
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| Displacement: The Three Gorges Dam and Contemporary Chinese Art |
CHICAGO.- The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangzi River in China is a massive project entwined in controversy. When finally completed, it will stand as the world’s largest generator of hydroelectric power, with a yearly output equal to
that of fifty million tons of coal or fifteen nuclear power plants. However, the dam’s 375-mile reservoir has already displaced over one million people and submerged ...More
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| The 2008 Sovereign European Art Prize Exhibition Opens at the Embankment Galleries |
LONDON.- The 2008 Sovereign European Art Prize exhibition opens at the Embankment Galleries, Somerset House, London, on 1st October.
The 2008 Sovereign European Art Prize exhibition presents works by 30 contemporary artists from across Europe selected by a panel of judges including ...More
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| Cartoons & Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster on View at The Wallace Collection |
LONDON.- The drawings and cartoons of Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908-86), architectural satirist, illustrator, theatre designer and pioneer of the daily newspaper pocket cartoon, who popularised British architecture and coined the term Stockbrokers’ Tudor, will go on display for the first time in an exhibition marking the centenary of his birth....More
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| Serbian-Born Sculptor John David Brcin's Monumental Sculpture Sioux Warrior Realized for Joslyn Art Museum |
OMAHA, NE.- A statue of a Sioux warrior on a rearing horse, proposed and modeled by Serbian-born sculptor John David Brcin (1899–1983) in the late 1920s for the entrance to the Joslyn Memorial (now Joslyn Art Museum), will be the signature work of art in the entry plaza of the Museum’s new Peter Kiewit Foundation Sculpture Garden, now under construction. ...More
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| Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture Opens at The Crypt in Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral |
LONDON.- The work of Le Corbusier remains highly significant and relevant in today's architectural discourse. Yet during the past two decades, no major museum show has addressed the many aspects that still make Le Corbusier's work such an important point of reference for contemporary architecture and urbanism. To fill this void, the Vitra Design Museum is now joining...More
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| Aspen Art Museum Presents Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach's Non-Partisan Political Knit Sweater Exhibition |
ASPEN.- The Aspen Art Museum presents a very special exhibition featuring the work of Los Angeles-based artist Lisa Anne Auerbach, who has created a number of knit sweaters that address the language associated with American presidential campaigns. Employing numerous historical examples of slogans, songs, and speech, the project is intended to encourage people to ...More
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| New Art Trust Names John R. Lane as President and CEO |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The New Art Trust today announced the appointment of John R. (Jack) Lane as its President and Chief Executive Officer. The NAT is a non-profit organization founded and funded by Pamela and C. Richard Kramlich in 1997 in San Francisco. The Trust is unique in its dedication to advancing the collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and understanding of technology-...More
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| Make me a Home! The Northsore Development Partnership Launches International Architectural Competition |
LONDON.- The Northshore Development Partnership, a joint venture between Urban Splash and Muse Developments, has today launched the "Make me a Home" international architecture competition, challenging architects to shape the future of family housing. ...More
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| Arts Leaders Converge on Technology in the Arts from October 9-11, 2008 |
PITTSBURGH.- Two hundred arts managers and directors from around the country will converge in Pittsburgh at the Hilton Hotel and Towers on October 9 - 11, 2008 to share knowledge of and gain access to innovative technology solutions specifically designed for the arts and culture industry. The three-day conference hosted by Carnegie Mellon's Center for Arts Management and ...More
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| The New York Transit Museum Presents a Screening and Discussion |
NEW YORK.- On Thursday, October 2 at 6 p.m., the New York Transit Museum will present a screening of the documentary "Contested Streets: Breaking NYC Gridlock," followed by a discussion led by Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives, Paul Steely White. This evening about sustainability and transportation will take place at the Transit Museum's subway station home in ...More
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| RIBA to Launch International Chapters |
LONDON.- The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announces that it is to open three new international chapters in Singapore, the Gulf region and Hong Kong.
These new chapters form part of the Institute's work to provide greater support ...More
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